Connecting means for railway-rails



J. 0. DAVID.

CONNECTING MEANS FOR RAILWAY RAILS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 25,1919

1,344,336. Patented Julie 22,1920.

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CONNECTING MEANS FOR RAILWAY RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25. 1919.

1,344,336. Patented June 22,1920.

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CONNECTING MEANS FOR RAILWAY RAILS.

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CONNECTING. MEANS Eon RAILWAY-RAILS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 22, 1920.

Application filed .m 25, 1919. Serial No. 318,196.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known tl1atI,JoHN 0. DAVID, a citizen of the, United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Connecting Means for Railway-Railsof which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in means for connecting the meeting ends of two railway rails.

The primary object of the invention is to produce a novel construction of rail chairs upon which the rail ends are seated, each of said chairs comprising two members of such a construction as toassure the ready assemblage. thereof and having removable means associated therewith for locking the sections together, regardless of the locking means, comprising the usual bolts and nuts which secure the sections to the webs of the rails and the chair tothe tie supporting the rails and chairs. p

The foregoing objects and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better-understood may be accomplished by a simple construction and operative arrangement ofparts such as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of two rails connected in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a similar view but looking toward the opposite side.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line 4t1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view approximately 011 the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a lOIlgitULllllal 36611101131 view approximately on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the chair members.

Fig. 8 is a similar view. of the co-acting chair member.

The rails 5 are of the usual construction, each including a base, a head and a web connecting the base and head. The rails rest upon supporting ties (3. The confronting ends of the rails are preferably, but not necessarily arranged between two of the supportin ties 6.

My lmprovement comprises two sections,

being in the nature of a chair with a re movable side. The mam section I Wlll hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, refer to as the chair proper. The chair proper includes a base 7 of a sufficient length to rest upon at least two ofv the ties 6 and has both of its edges formed with upturned flanges S and 9 respectively. Both of the upturned portions 8 and 9 are formed with inwardly extending angle flanges 10 and 11 respectively, and on the inner edge of the flange 10 is a straight plate 12 that is provided with a plurality of openings 13 that aline with openings in the webs of the rails 5, and through these openings the securing elements pass. The angle flanges 10 and 11 are projected outwardly a suitable distance from the edges of the base flanges of the rails, and the angle flanges 10 and 11, adjacent the ends thereof are provided with openings 1.") through which pass spikes 16,

that enter the ties 6. The flange 11 has an elongated slot 17 therethrough. This slot terminates a suitable (listance from the ends of the base 7 inward of the spike openings 15, and the lower portion of the saine is flush with the upper face of the base 7.

'The flange 11, at points equi-distant from the center thereof is provided with a pair of openings 1S18 and the upper face of the angle flange 10 formed on the upturned portion 8 is provided with apertures 19 that enter the space between the flange 10 and the base 7, and these apertures, if desired, may also pass through the base. the base may be formed with transverse depressed portions forming shallow pockets 20.

The removable element of the chair, which, for the sake of convenience I will hereinafter refer to as the removable side is broadly indicated by the numeral 21. This side includes a straight plate 9.2 that is de signed to be received against the webs of the rails and to underlie the head thereof to have its lower portion contact with the base of the rails at the juncture thereof with the web. F rom'this point the plate is formed with an outwardly extending angle flange 23 that rests on the base flange of the rails, the said flange having its lower edge of a size and shape to be received between the flange 11 and the base. The outer edge of the flange 23 is centrally formed with an extension 24 that has its outer edge upset to provide a continuous lip 25. The portion 24 is in the nature of a tongue and is de- Also if desired signed to be received through the slot 17 so that the lip 25 of the tongue is arranged opposite the upper edge of the slot 17;

\Vhen the side plate is thus arranged on the chair proper a substantially hinge joint is provided between the said plate and chair. The plate 22 has openings 26 therethrough which aline with the openings in the plate 12 and in the webs of the rails, and through these alining openings pass the usual securing bolts 28 connected by the ordinary nuts 29; \Vhen the side member is arranged on the chair as above described there are inserted through the openings 18 and the pockets 20 metallic wedge keys 80. These keys have their outer ends headed as at 31 to limit the longitudinal movement thereof in a direction transversely of the rails and chair. The wedge keys, inward of their heads 31 are provided with apertures 32, and through the apertures 19 and the referred to apertures 32 pass locking pins 33 which are preferably in the nature of cotter pins and which have their legs spread when fully inserted. \Vhen the wedge keys are inserted as above described the lip 25 of the tongue 24 is moved upwardly so that the same engages with the other wall of the slot 17, and as a consequence the side is effor the rails, and it is thought, from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings, the simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will be readily apparent without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a rail joint, a chair including a base on which rails rest, said base having spaced transverse pockets therethrough, upstanding flanges on the edges of the base, one of which having an elongated slot therethrough that communicates with the base and pockets and both of the upstanding flanges having inwardly inclined flanges on the edges thereof, one of the latter terminating in a straight plate, an angle plate having its lower edge formed with a central lip which is received through the mentioned slot in one of the up standing flanges of the base, wedge keys passing through the pockets and contacting with the base of the rails and theflange of the angle plate for forcing the base of the chair away from the rails and thereby drawing the flange of the chair which is engaged by the lip of the angle plate down upon said angle plate and upon the lip thereof, means passing through the chair and wedge keys for securing said keys in the pockets, means passing through the chair and angle plate and contacting with the edges of the base of the rail for securing the chair and rails on supporting ties and means passing through the angle plate, rail webs and straight plate of the chair for connecting these members.

In testimony whereof- I affix my signature.

JOHN 0. DAVID. 

